{"id":290985,"date":"2023-09-17T01:35:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T01:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290985"},"modified":"2023-09-17T01:35:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T01:35:53","slug":"dan-biggars-dream-start-for-wales-and-recommendations-from-ramsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/rugby-union\/dan-biggars-dream-start-for-wales-and-recommendations-from-ramsey\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Biggar&apos;s dream start for Wales, and recommendations from Ramsey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>DAN BIGGAR: Wales&#8217; Rugby World Cup gets off to the perfect start, taking local recommendations from Aaron Ramsey&#8230; and choosing my wife over Prince William!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Wales fly-half shares his Rugby World Cup diary exclusively with Mail Sport\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He revealed what the team discussed with Prince William in the dressing room\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But some of his team-mates are unhappy with his barber recommendation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a Wales squad we\u2019re in a good place after wins over Fiji and Portugal. From meeting Prince William and getting texts from Siya Kolisi to picking Aaron Ramsey\u2019s brains, it\u2019s been a busy week in the Nice sunshine.<\/p>\n<p><span>SUNDAY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prince William was in our changing room after the win over Fiji. As I came in, I\u2019d had three missed calls from my wife, Alex, but I thought it was going to be pretty awkward if I had to break off my conversation with the future King!<\/p>\n<p>Alex was phoning again and I left it to the last minute to answer because I was in conversation with William.<\/p>\n<p>When there was a pause, I said: \u2018I\u2019m really sorry, my wife is calling and she\u2019s outside and wants to say hello.\u2019 William said: \u2018Your wife is far more important than me &#8211; go ahead.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/22\/75514191-0-image-a-47_1694898605072.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Prince William was in our dressing room after the match against Fiji (pictured, with head coach Warren Gatland)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/22\/75514197-0-image-a-48_1694898665685.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>We asked him what he thought of the big tattoos across Josh Adams\u2019s chest but we didn\u2019t get much of a nibble!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve met him a few times and he\u2019s always brilliant with the boys. He told us that his kids are watching a lot of rugby at the minute.<\/p>\n<p>We asked him what he thought of the big tattoos across Josh Adams\u2019s chest but we didn\u2019t get much of a nibble!<\/p>\n<p><span>MONDAY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I woke up to a voice note from Cheslin Kolbe saying Siya Kolisi had asked for my contact details. Later on, I opened up a WhatsApp from an unknown number. It was Siya. His message said: \u2018Hey bro, hope you\u2019re well. Just wanted to say well done to you and your boys. Loved your passion for the game. All the best for the rest of the tournament.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>To get that message from someone like him made me feel a million dollars. I listen to that more than some of the ex-players trying to keep themselves relevant!<\/p>\n<p>We travelled from Bordeaux to Nice on a chartered flight. I have roomed with Tomas Francis since 2015. He brings pick and mix to the party! He\u2019s well organised and as soon as we get somewhere new, he moves the beds around so we get as much room as possible.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/22\/75514205-0-image-a-49_1694898722100.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>To get a message from South Africa captain Siya Kolisi made me feel like a million dollars<\/p>\n<p><span>TUESDAY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We had a bit of sea recovery and then a units review. It felt like the media reaction was a bit negative in the days after the Fiji win with chat about us being lucky.<\/p>\n<p>I thought the coaches got it bang on in the review. It showed one clip of Fiji\u2019s second try where Nick Tompkins had just slightly over-chased in defence. Nick said: \u2018I didn\u2019t know what the f*** I was doing.\u2019 That broke the ice!<\/p>\n<p>Matt Dawson sent me a really nice message. It said: \u2018Love the way you held players to account. That\u2019s what you need to do!\u2019 It made me realise if I\u2019m getting messages from World Cup winners like Dawson and Kolisi, I must be doing something right.<\/p>\n<p>Warren Gatland named the team for Portugal and there was some niggle to the afternoon session.<\/p>\n<p><span>WEDNESDAY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My body had just about recovered from the Fiji game! I only did a bit of running yesterday because my back was spasming. We\u2019ve been practising drop-goals, especially after watching George Ford. His display was one of the best I\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n<p><span>THURSDAY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve just moved into a new house in Toulon where I play club rugby. It was nice to get home on our day off. We watched the France and Uruguay game and played Gin rummy. I took \u00a320 off Gareth Davies. Our card school is split into groups. There\u2019s the \u2018Premier League\u2019 \u2014 me, Liam Williams, Gareth, Henry Thomas and Tomos Williams. Gareth Anscombe sometimes sneaks in. Then the \u2018Championship\u2019 \u2014 Aaron Wainwright, Tomas, Adam Beard and Dewi Lake. In the \u2018Conference\u2019 it\u2019s Rio Dyer, Louis Rees-Zammit and the young kids.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/22\/75514225-0-image-a-50_1694898802535.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Us Welsh stick together! Former Nice player Aaron Ramsey has been sharing tips on the city<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/22\/75514287-0-image-a-51_1694898896202.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Those of us not playing on matchday did a weights session and some bike work in the morning<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/16\/22\/75514325-0-image-a-52_1694898901898.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>We were relieved to get the bonus point that gives us 10 points out of 10 &#8211; if you&#8217;d offered that a few weeks ago we&#8217;d have bitten your hand off<\/p>\n<p><span>FRIDAY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Ramsey played football for Nice and he\u2019s been like my PA this week. Us Welsh stick together! I can only apologise to him as he must be sick of my name coming up on his phone. I\u2019ve been asking for recommendations so I owe him a nice bottle of red.<\/p>\n<p>I brought a barber in from Toulon and a few of the boys want to fine me because they\u2019re not happy with their trims<\/p>\n<p><span>SATURDAY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Match day. Those of us not playing did a weights session and some bike work in the morning, then I warmed up with the team as normal. It was a pretty strange match. We struggled to get much control of the game which was frustrating and some of their backs were electric. We were relieved to get the bonus point that gives us 10 points out of 10. If you\u2019d offered that a few weeks ago we\u2019d have bitten your hand off.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12526957\/DAN-BIGGAR-Wales-Rugby-World-Cup-gets-perfect-start-taking-local-recommendations-Aaron-Ramsey-choosing-wife-Prince-William.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAN BIGGAR: Wales&#8217; Rugby World Cup gets off to the perfect start, taking local recommendations from Aaron Ramsey&#8230; and choosing my wife over Prince William! 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